http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/10/why-superman-will-always-suck/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:35:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/10/why-superman-will-always-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-26819 Fox Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:30:39 +0000 http://www.bspcn.com/2008/04/10/why-superman-will-always-suck/#comment-26819 In kingdom come the reason why superman secluded himself was because the 'new heroes' had no values but worse still was that mankind actually endorsed their actions and this is what pissed supes off. I do agree though that writes need to come up with better story lines (and hence a writers problem and not an inherent character flaw). All the best superman stories come from ones where only superman can deal with the problem. Take the death of superman story arc, that was awesome because superman was actually getting his ass kicked and no one else on earth could even put a dent in doomsday. We need stories that actually show superman up against some celestial being from another world who can actually hurt supes (and in this respect we have a situation where 'normal' super heroes cannot do anything but superman must don his cape and fight). it is only in these situations where we actually see supermans morals in play (actually read a superman comic book for once where the story arc involves superman NOT fighting common criminals). It has to be said that the superman movies although good suck in comparison to the new batman movies. If I was writing a script I would have supes fighting a creature (such as doomsday or darkseid) who actually can hurt him. Supermans character is better served as a world protector than a COMMON (and yes i say common) run of the mill once city protector kind of guy. The character of superman is supposed to show us how someone with all the power in the world is selfless and uses his gift responsibly. He is the man they call when nobody else can get the job done. Supes protects not because he really wants to, but because he is the only one who can. He helps when the world needs a superman and that is what makes him a hero. In kingdom come the reason why superman secluded himself was because the ‘new heroes’ had no values but worse still was that mankind actually endorsed their actions and this is what pissed supes off.
I do agree though that writes need to come up with better story lines (and hence a writers problem and not an inherent character flaw). All the best superman stories come from ones where only superman can deal with the problem. Take the death of superman story arc, that was awesome because superman was actually getting his ass kicked and no one else on earth could even put a dent in doomsday. We need stories that actually show superman up against some celestial being from another world who can actually hurt supes (and in this respect we have a situation where ‘normal’ super heroes cannot do anything but superman must don his cape and fight). it is only in these situations where we actually see supermans morals in play (actually read a superman comic book for once where the story arc involves superman NOT fighting common criminals).
It has to be said that the superman movies although good suck in comparison to the new batman movies. If I was writing a script I would have supes fighting a creature (such as doomsday or darkseid) who actually can hurt him.
Supermans character is better served as a world protector than a COMMON (and yes i say common) run of the mill once city protector kind of guy. The character of superman is supposed to show us how someone with all the power in the world is selfless and uses his gift responsibly.
He is the man they call when nobody else can get the job done. Supes protects not because he really wants to, but because he is the only one who can. He helps when the world needs a superman and that is what makes him a hero.

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